Japan inks deal to acquire former Nippon Steel site for ‘integrated defense hub’
The 140-hectare site will house Self-Defense Forces offices, barracks and private defense manufacturing as Japan seeks a steadier supply of critical equipment.
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nippon.comJapan to Set Up Multifunctional Defense Hub in Hiroshima
Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday concluded a contract with Nippon Steel Corp. to acquire a former plant site in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, to develop a multifunctional defense complex there.The approximately 140-hectare land plot, Nippon Steel's former Setouchi Works Kure Area site, is expected to host Self-Defense Forces buildings, barracks, a defense equipment manufacturing facility, a supply de…
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 28th that the Ministry of Defense had signed a contract with Nippon Steel Corporation to acquire the former site of the Setouchi Steel Works Kure District (Nittetsu Kure) in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The Ministry of Defense plans to develop a "multifunctional integrated defense base" on this site…
[Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi] "(The Kure area) is an extremely important region for our country's national security. (omitted) We will develop a multi-functional complex defense base and connect it to a fundamental strengthening of our defense capabilities." Defense Minister Koizumi revealed at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 28th that a land sale agreement had been signed with Nippon Steel. The Ministry of Defense aims…
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